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TOPSHOT - Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad (L) poses after he handovered the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or to Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah (C) past Liberian President George Weah during an award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP) (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad (L) poses after he handovered the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or to Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah (C) past Liberian President George Weah during an award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)        (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad (L) handovers the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or to Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah (C) past Liberian President George Weah during an award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP) (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad (L) handovers the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or to Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah (C) past Liberian President George Weah during an award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)        (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah poses with the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or during an award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP) (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah poses with the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or during an award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)        (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Presenter Aboubacry Ba (L), Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah (C) with the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or and CAF president Ahmad Ahmad (R) during the CAF award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP) (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

Presenter Aboubacry Ba (L), Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah (C) with the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or and CAF president Ahmad Ahmad (R) during the CAF award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)        (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah speaks on stage with the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or during the CAF award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP) (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah speaks on stage with the 2018 African Footballer of the Year Award also called Ballon d'Or during the CAF award ceremony in dakar on January 8, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)        (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)